2018 Map of Jiggs

About this map

Mound Valley and Huntington Valley converge in this high-desert Elko County landscape, where the small settlement of Jiggs sits at the intersection of local routes and seasonal watercourses. The drainage patterns of Huntington Cr and Smith Cr dominate the central basin, feeding into the Zunino Reservoir. Historically significant travel is represented by Hamilton Stage Rd, a route that hints at the earlier transportation networks of the Nevada interior. The southeastern corner of the quadrangle rises into the protected boundaries of the Humboldt National Forest, where the terrain shifts from the valley floor to the more complex drainages of Corral Cr and Carville Cr. This survey captures the relationship between the low-lying wetlands and the mountain-flanked roads that define life in this corner of the Great Basin.